Staple foods on your weight loss journey

Sabine_Stroehm

Foods that keep me on track: lots of vegetables (frozen, and fresh including spinach, kale, broccoli, edamame, cauliflower brussels, okra, red and green peppers...), some fruit (frozen berries, some applies etc.) almonds, cashews, pepitas, chia seeds, flax seeds, sunflower seeds,lentils and other legumes including refried beans and chickpeas, plain yogurt, soy or almond milk,avocados, nut butters, 100% whole grain wraps, rye crackers, quinoa, and a brown rice mix with mung beans, canned fish (herring, sardines), and some cheese.

PowerfulHunt

Chicken breast, tuna, strawberries, grapes, eggs, peanut butter, peanuts, almonds, quest bars, string cheese, cottage cheese, salmon, black beans, chickpeas, brown rice, sweet potatoes, romaine lettuce, almond milk, flax seeds, green beans, iced tea.

AngryViking1970

cottage cheese
Greek yogurt
tuna
eggs
deli meat
canned beans
grilled chicken breast
cheese (string cheese, babybel and Sargento thin slices)
frozen cooked shrimp
steam in bag edamame

I eat other stuff, natch, but the above are always in stock

greenminimalist

Nuts, fruits, veggies, protein and gluten-free bars, hard boiled eggs (for the egg whites), tuna, black beans, and tea.

Sabine_Stroehm

greenminimalist wrote: »

Nuts, fruits, veggies, protein and gluten-free bars, hard boiled eggs (for the egg whites), tuna, black beans, and tea.

I forgot about tea. I keep lots of teas handy. I put de-caf tea bags in my cold water bottle in the morning before I go.

pdank311

Hmmm let's see what I can remember. Some is the same as now, some different.

Coffee
lettuce
zucchini sauteed, grilled, tossed in a light amount of bread crumbs and baked for zucchini fries. Zucchini anything basically.
tomato
spinach
cucumber
boneless skinless chicken breast
ground turkey
lump blue crab
tilapia
salmon
shrimp
scallops
fiber one bars
low cal tortillas (La Tortilla Company...I think)
peppers
banana
apples
blueberries
strawberry
mango
pineapple
avocado
sherry
seasoning / spices. Sauce cal's add up. Seasoning and spices rarely cost you anything from a cal prospective and do way more for your food.

I still use pretty much everything on here except fiber one bars. Really it's more in the way you prepare it and portion size. How much butter, oils, sugar, cream etc, do you use? You can make anything lighter or heavier by changing out ingredients. You just need to get creative with it.

lemurcat12

I don't eat anything special to aid in weight loss (although this thread reminds me I need to start drinking more tea again, as I do love it, and yet have been on an all coffee, all the time kick for my hot beverage of choice).

When I'm eating well and finding it easy to meet my calorie goals, however, I tend to have the following on hand:

Eggs (my morning staple), oatmeal (my alternative)

Various meat/fish options ready to be cooked (I tend to have stuff in the freezer and plan ahead enough to have an option or two in the refrigerator, defrosted and ready to go. I also keep a few options on hand like smoked salmon and sardines that don't need to be planned in advance)

Vegetables (I get seasonal options and typically supplement with spinach, zucchini, broccoli and cauliflower, green beans, and the like, whatever the season--whatever you know you enjoy cooking and eating and can do fast)

Taste-enhancing staples (mushrooms, olives, garlic, onions, herbs and spices)

Potatoes or sweet potatoes (or rice or quinoa or pasta or the like)

Various fruit (currently apples and blueberries)

Low fat dairy (cottage cheese and yogurt -- lots of people swear by full fat, but I find low fat meets my needs more often and I like both)

Nuts (I tend to keep these at my office, as I don't really snack at home, but if you like to snack they can be good options and I tend to add them to an oatmeal-based breakfast as otherwise it's not as filling for me)

Protein powder and Quest bars (these aren't essential, but I like to sometimes add the powder to yogurt or oatmeal, and the bars make an easy snack or breakfast if I must rush out the door)

The trick for me is being able to make a meal within a few minutes from what I have on hand and ready to go and being consistent enough about doing this that nothing goes bad. This usually does the trick.

Roxiegirl2008

apples, berries, veggies and almonds

aerome

Chicken, turkey, fish, eggs, frozen veggies in the steam bags, carrots, string cheese, coconut oil, smoothies (I use a banana, blueberries, spinach and a very small amount of juice diluted with water), almonds, peanuts, cashews

Vanilla_Lattes

I also still eat the same things, just less. I'm not really satisfied unless 40% of my total comes from fat, though.

FatFreeFrolicking

Chicken
Salmon
Turkey
Eggs
Bananas
Blueberries
Apples
Asparagus
Green beans
Mushrooms
Cucumbers
Potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Carrots
EVOO
Garlic
Onion
Fiber One bars
Zone bars
Brown rice
Low carb high fiber wraps (I usually buy Joseph's)
Popcorn
Nuts/seeds
Black beans

MakePeasNotWar

Frozen berries
whey protein isolate
veggie burgers
broccoli
baby spinach
walnuts
frozen mixed vegetables
dark chocolate (85%)
bananas
apples
citrus fruits
canned fruit
canned beans
whole wheat pasta
brown rice
steel cut oats

This thread is making me hungry

salembambi

mashed potatoes

Stitch_down_carbs

low calorie jelly gets me through sugar cravings. Thank you Hartleys

bwogilvie

I eat more or less the same breakfast most days: one slice of whole-grain toast with butter (sometimes a whole-grain English muffin with butter instead). For lunch, most of the time I'll have a sandwich with cheese, cold cuts, mustard, and lettuce on whole-grain bread, or hummus with pita and veggies. I occasionally make bacon for breakfast, sometimes an omelet or scrambled eggs on the weekends, but generally I'm a light breakfast eater. About a third of the time my lunch is something other than sandwich or hummus.

On the other hand, I have entered more than 100 dinner recipes in my MFP recipe box. My wife can't stand eating the same thing more than a couple times a week, so there are maybe 20 recipes that I make fairly regularly, and then others that I will cook a few times a year, or do as an experiment. A dear friend is vegan, and she comes over to our place a few times a month for dinner, so I've recently added a number of vegan dinners to my repertoire.

The only staple foods specific to my weight loss are celery and pickles, which are my go-to snacks if my tummy is growling between meals and a glass of water doesn't calm it down.

seltzermint555

eggs, eggs, and more eggs.

Cheese & nuts, both in strictly measured quantities.

Greek yogurt (plain with fresh or frozen fruit added and 1/8 c oats)
fresh & frozen vegetables
almond milk (unsweetened original types)
beans
lentils
dark chocolate (easier to stop with 1 small piece)
steel cut oats

Mycophilia

Ground beef! That stuff fills me up like nothing else.

sheepotato

Vegetables; (I buy fresh vegetables, local when possible so I've learned to eat mostly seasonally I have a crazy long list depending on the time of year.) Right now it's kinda of sad, a lot of winter squashes and potatoes. I keep broccoli and avocados year round despite the price because they are my favorites.
Fruit; Apples, Pears, Bananas, seasonal berries and fruit (Dragonfruit is finally back in season right now) frozen and dried berries during the winter.
Eggs, Chicken Breast, Salmon Fillets, Shrimp, Scallops, Ground Beef, Beef & Tenderloins precut into 4oz servings.
Grains; Brown, Cargo and Black Rice, Amaranth, Quinoa, Oatmeal
Beans; Lentils, Black Beans, Adzuki, Chili Beans, Chickpeas, Cannellini, Fava, Pintos
Beverages; Almond Milk and Coconut Water
Nuts and Almond and Cashew butters
Supplements; Pea Protein Powder, Nutritional yeast, Chia Seeds, Ground Flax

I try to always keep a bar of really good chocolate around so I can have a square when I want.

I'm able to tolerate dairy slightly better while pregnant so I've been taking advantage of that and having cheese slices and yogurt pretty often (Siggi's brand is amazing) but I still can't have cow's milk.

CoffeeNBooze

Bacon and eggs. Cheese sticks. Nuts. Anything with protein so I am full. Apples, bananas, dark chocolate.

bamaphd04

egg whites, 0% Greek yogurt, spinach, kale, hummus, carrots, frozen berries, chicken breast, salmon, lentils, steel cut oatmeal, unsweetened almond milk, black rice. That's pretty much my go-to menu every day, then my treat day is usually a protein shake with chocolate whey isolate, frozen banana, blueberries, almond butter, dark chocolate almond milk. YUMMMM

pscarolina

sweet potatoes, boneless skinless chicken breasts, cabbage, almond milk, eggs

Theo166

HealthyHappyKyla wrote: »

For me, the hardest part of losing weight is the food. What are some staples you always have on hand or that is a favorite to help aid in weight loss?!

Here are a few things I find helpful. Since I'm a lazy cook/shopper, you see I opt for frozen stockpiles
- Protein bars for when you need a meal replacement on the go. I'm a fan of Premier bars at Costco, with 27g of protein.
- Frozen mixed veggies. They keep and enable eating healthy meals on short notice, or just as an ingredient in a stir fry or curry, etc.
- Frozen chicken breasts. They thaw quickly
- mini babybel cheese wheels, or string cheese. Fantastic to take with you as a snack
- low carb yogurt (avoid low fat brands loaded with sugar)
- Cottage cheese
- Good bread. Good rule of thumb is to only buy bread showing more grams of fiber than sugar.

melimomTARDIS

baked potatoes with ketchup or bbq sauce, canned and dry beans, skim and lowfat milk, romaine and iceberg lettuce, reduced fat dressings, coffee and tea

WhatMeRunning

Eggs, chicken breast, 45 calorie bread, oatmeal, beans, rice, greek yogurt, cottage cheese, bananas, tomatoes, heck, I could probably go on and on, but those are some of the really big ones that have stuck around.

Tea_Mistress

Broccoli, Porridge, Tuna All the veggies

mrsgoochy

I eat the same breakfast every day- english muffin, hummus, one egg and a piece of canadian bacon. It gets me until about 11am.
++Cuties this time of year- perfect sweet treat!++

imperfect188

eggs, white fish, avocado, cucumber, tomato, greek yoghurt, cottage cheese, laughing cow cheese, lemons/lime (adds flavour to water), herbs (i'm trying to cut back on my sodium intake), broccoli, sweet potato, hummus, bell pepper, beans, banana, oats, frozen berries, zucchini, mushroom, pumpkin/squash.

snookey16

- Banana's ( Frozen for smoothies)
- Frozen Berries (For smoothies)
- Rolled Oats
- Brown Rice
- Chia Seeds
- Protein Powder
- Quest Bars
- Vegetables
- Fruit

Pootler74

Stuff I eat a lot of, and probably would not do so well without:

Bags of prepared dark green salad leaves
Frozen skinless chicken breasts
Frozen fillets of fish
Non-fat greek yoghurt
0% or 1% milk
Mini Milks (30 calorie ice cream popsicles... taste like 100!)
Clementines
Melon
Protein bars and powders
Cocoa powder
Eggs

TopazCutie

- almond milk
- fruits and vegetables
- salmon
- greek yogurt
- high protein granola